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In the latest trailer for the upcoming King of Fighters XIV on PS4, the game is increasingly looking rather underwhelming in terms of the visuals but the game seems good at least.

Historically the King of Fighters games have gone the 2D route in terms of visuals, with the last iteration in the form of King of Fighters XIII having some truly groundbreaking 2D art and animation.

However, to move with the times SNK Playmore have decided to update this latest King of Fighters game to be more in line with its competition. The result being an all-new 3D approach in terms of the visuals, while retaining the 2D gameplay.

Now I do like these games a lot and have a fair few tucked away in my library but I was willing to give this new entry a bit of slack at the outset but now I am not so sure.

What’s more the Japanese fanbase is not best pleased with the 3D approach, especially as it’s clear that SNK Playmore are out of their depth when it comes to the game's production values.

That said this is the series’ first game on modern hardware, with a full shift to a new engine and visual approach. The good news is that the gameplay itself looks good and very much how I remember the older games to be.

What’s more, the game will come with a very large roster of playable characters and a good amount of out of the box content. This is something that some gamers have criticized Street Fighter V for, as it’s initial content has been found wanting (though I was admittedly happy with it for my review).

While King of Fighters XIV may not be a visual powerhouse, it will at least come with a lot of content at release. Not to mention what looks to be solid fighting game mechanics as well.